Jinxed
by Lou Buggins
Summary: When different paths start to intertwine, new friendships arise and old friendships come back to haunt you, there is only one thing Jinx is sure of - they're all jinxed. Full summary inside! Ships include, Flinx and BBRae. Explores the friendships between Jinx and Raven, and Jinx and Rose Wilson. Some romance and humor involved. Set in their early 20's. Multi-chapter fanfic!
1. Chapter 1

**Full Summary:** Jinx and Rose were raised together in the HIVE Academy. They quickly became best friends and top of their class. They shared the same dream of becoming the world's most notorious villain, but there dreams end up taking them on separate paths. Many years later, Raven shows up at Jinx's and Kid Flash's apartment, asking for their help in finding Beast Boy (Raven's kidnapped boyfriend). The three of them set out on a mission to find the missing changeling, all while Jinx has to cope with crossing paths once again with her old best friend.

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 **Author's Notes:** Hey guys! Long time, no see! I know it's been a while since I've posted a multi-chapter fanfic, but I hope you like it! I'll admit right now, that I am bad about updating. Unfortunately, I can't sit around typing stories all day, nor am I always in the mood to do so. However, I will try to update this story _at least_ once every two weeks. It helps if you pm me, nicely reminding me of this goal, rather than posting it as a rude review. So please, feel free to message me at any time!

Also, I would very much appreciate it if you would leave a friendly review after you read. I am open to friendly-criticism, so please do not be afraid to say something!I'm not very good at writing action/adventure stories, so I'm writing this in hopes that I will be able to improve, so I welcome any advice that my fellow writers have to offer. Following, favoring, and/or reviewing is the best way to tell me that you liked the story and will encourage me more to complete it. Thank you so much for your continued support, and happy reading!

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Narrow yellow walls and dark grey tile was all one ever saw down in the underground Evil HIVE Academy. Two females and a hooded figure walked down one of these halls as they made their way to the high regarded testing room. Only those who have been chosen to graduate the academy were allowed in the prestige room, in order to complete one of his or her's most difficult challenges yet.

One of the three, was covered completely by the purple cloak it wore. The figure was stoic as it walked briskly towards its destination, the two younger girls following a safe distance behind it.

The younger two were only in their early teens. One had pink hair she kept in two pigtails and pointed up like a horseshoe, using black bands to hold it up. Her eyes match the color of her hair and gave her a cat-like appearance that could easily unnerve a person. She wore a black, long sleeved dress with violet-centered bands, which made a vibrant contrast to her light grey skin. The bottom of her dress was cut like a stereotypical witch's dress, and she had violet and black striped leggings under her dress. On her feet, she wore black platform boots with violet soles. Lastly, she kept a black collar with a violet charm on it around her slim neck.

The girl to her left was very different in comparison, in that she had long, unkempt white hair that went well passed her shoulders. She wore a red bandanna that helped to keep her bangs from falling in her face. Her black armored shirt and skin-tight black jeans only highlighted her unusual hair color. She too, sported black boots, but they were more military-style, than fashionable.

Both girls were nervous about the test that awaited them. They have been preparing for this day for five years now, but they still had some fears. They have heard all the rumors about what the test consisted of. Some say it is a fight to the death, others say you have to challenge a notable villain, and then a few claimed you had to battle an actual hero. No matter the challenge, one thing was clear - this was not going to be easy.

The three came to an abrupt stop in front of two large, black doors. On the doors, was the HIVE Academy Crest etched in gold. The cloaked figure in front of them turned to the two young girls waiting patiently behind it.

"Stay here." A robotic voice commanded, before opening the doors and walking through, the doors quickly slamming behind her before the girls could get a good enough look inside. Silence filled the hall as the two waited for the women to return.

"So..." The pink haired girl started, while fiddling with her hands behind her and shifting from her heels to her toes.

"So?" The white haired girl questioned her friend. Unlike her friend, she was still and appeared to be calm even though she was equally nervous.

"This is it huh? The day we get to be real villains!" The pink haired girl exclaimed.

"Don't get your hopes up, Jen. We still have to actually pass you know?" The white haired girl reasoned.

"Yeah, but we're top of our class! The best of the best! Of course we'll win!" Jen tried to encourage her friend, but the girl only smirked and shook her head. "Oh don't be such a Debbie downer, Rose!" Jinx nudged the other girl playfully.

"I'm not a downer, Jen. I'm a realist." Rose defended.

"Well don't be! Sometimes you just have to look at the glass as half full!" Jen tried again to get Rose excited, but to no avail.

"Look, just, promise me you won't get your hopes up, ok?" Rose asked, suddenly very serious and catching Jen off guard.

"Um, yeah ok. I promise." Jen agreed, knowing that, by Rose's tone, this promise was important to her.

Suddenly, the doors opened outward, forcing the two girls to step back.

"Ms. Jones!" A robotic voice called from within the room.

"Looks like I'm first! See ya on the other side!" Jen looked to her friend as she prepared to enter the room.

"I'd wish you good luck, but…" Rose didn't need to explain, as Jen already knew what she meant.

"Yeah, we both know luck doesn't work on me." Jen laughed as she walked across the threshold, the doors slamming shut behind her.

Suddenly, the scene changed to a bedroom, with only the light of a small lamp making it possible to see. Two, small figures could be seen in the room, speaking in hushed tones. The room was a mess, with clothes thrown on the ground, draws opened and pictures broken. The bunk bed pushed up against the wall was now broken; screw and nails being ripped from it causing the top bed to fall on the one underneath it. Luckily, the occupants in the room were not sleeping in them at the time.

"You can't do this, Rose!" The first figure cried, but she kept her voice down. More objects in the room began to move from there place as her powers began to leak out from her lack of control.

"I have to, Jinx. I can't stay here anymore." Rose explained to the emotional girl.

"But why? Is it because of that stupid test? Because if it is-"

"No, that's not why." Rose interrupted.

"Well if that's not, than what is?" Jinx voice cracked, desperate for an explanation to her friend's plans.

"Look around, Jinx. Don't you see! There's nothing for me here. My talents aren't appreciated enough here. They think just because I don't have actual super powers like you, that I can't be of any use for them. It's time for me to go." Rose looked sadly at her long-time best friend. Jinx stayed silent for a moment, thinking about what her friend had just confessed.

"Wh-where will you go?" She finally sniffed out. Suddenly, Rose's sad expression changed to one of excitement.

"I'm going to find my dad!" She exclaimed. Jinx looked at her curiously.

"Your…dad?" Jinx questioned.

"The one and only!" Said Rose.

"But all you know about him his is name! You can't find him by just searching his name! For all we know, there could be billions of Joseph Wilson's." Jinx tried to reason.

"But there's not. I snuck into the computer lab and I found out that there is only one here in Jump City. He has to be my father! Don't you see Jinx? This could be my only chance to finally meet him! Maybe even have a normal life for once. Isn't that what you've been talking about? Wanting a normal life?" Rose looked at her expectantly, but Jinx only looked concerned.

"That was a long time ago. Isn't you that always says that good isn't an option for us." Jinx looked thoughtfully at her friend, pitying the poor girl. Rose looked away from her.

"I'm sorry, Jinx, but…I just can't stay here anymore." And with that, Rose grabbed her backpack off the ground and slung it around her shoulders. She turned and headed for the door, but hesitated when she heard Jinx's voice, one last time.

"Good luck." Jinx whispered to her friend. She looked down at the floor, more tries running down her cheeks. Rose simply nodded as the door slid open and then shut behind, making the young girl disappear forever.

"AH!" Jinx shouted as she shot up from her pillow. Her powers leaked out for a moment, causing a nearby lamp to shatter into tiny pieces. The sudden sound woke the figure who was sleeping beside her.

"AH! What happened? What's going on? Are we being attacked?" The man beside her quickly jumped out of bed and began racing faster than the speed of light, around the small apartment they both shared. Jinx, taking a few deep breaths, soon realized what was happening and called for the speedster to calm down.

"Wally, relax. We're fine. I just had a nightmare is all." Jinx explained. Wally stopped his running around and looked at curiously. He climbed back into their shared bed and looked closer at her, effectively getting in her face, causing the women to send him an annoyed glare. "Wally…stop it." She complained, pushing him out of her personal space.

"Sorry, Jinxy. You just have me worried is all." Wally admitted leaning further away from her so that he was now able to take her all in. They were both still in their pajamas; her in her usual Nike shorts and a baggy T-shirt (one of his by the looks of it), while he was wearing nothing, but his poky-dot boxers.

"I know and I'm sorry too. I didn't mean to give you such a rude awakening." Jinx looked at him apolitically.

"Aww, no worries, Babe. We all get nightmares every now and then." He shrugged it off. "So do you want to talk about it?" He asked, concern once again showing on his face.

Jinx shook her head, "No its fine; just a bad dream. Let's go back to sleep, shall we?" She said as she snuggled back into the plush covers.

"You don't have to tell me twice." Wally said excitedly, as he mimicked his girlfriend. He reached over and gently wrapped his arm around her waist and pulled her closer to him. Jinx did not object, but rather snuggled closer to him as she buried her head in his bare chest.

"Love ya, Jinxy." Wally whispered to her as he drifted back to sleep.

"Love you too, Wally." Jinx whispered back as she too fell back asleep, her dream long forgotten.


	2. Chapter 2

**Jinxed Ch. 2 Posted on 09/07/2016**

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Jinx sat lazily on the living-room couch, as she surfed through the various channels on the large flat screen television. She appeared bored and lost in thought as she waited for her boyfriend to finish cooking their breakfast. Said boyfriend was currently behind her in the kitchen, wishing his super speed could be used to make the griddle warm up faster. He had not eaten since his mid-night snack time, and as a result, his stomach was about to start a war against him if he did not feed it soon.

"Stupid meta-human metabolism." He grumbled to himself as he began to pour the batter for Jinx's and his' pancakes. Everything seemed like a normal morning for the two lovebirds, until a mysterious knock sounded at the door. Both their heads shot up at the sudden, unexpected sound.

"That's weird…" Wally commented.

"…we never get visitors." Jinx finished his sentence as they both shared the same thoughts. They waited a moment to see if the knock would repeat itself, which it did. This time, more roughly than the first.

"Should I answer it?" Wally questioned as he looked over to his girlfriend.

"What? No! We don't know who it is!" Jinx hissed at him and sent him an annoyed glare.

"Well sorry I don't want to be rude!" Wally hissed back. Then out of nowhere, black energy engulfed the door. The two heroes jumped out of their respective places and took up a battle potion in front of the door as they watched the black magic fiddle with the doorknob until finally it unlocked the knob and the door flew open to reveal a short, hooded figure. The mystery person glared a pair of amethyst eyes at the two battle-ready heroes.

"You two really need to learn to how to answer a door." The hooded figure commented sarcastically as she waited to for the other two to snap out of it. Jinx was the first to come through.

"Damn Raven, a little warning next time please." Jinx send as she lowered her glowing pink fists.

"Hello to you too, Jinx. Mind if I come in?" Raven asked, gesturing inside the apartment.

"Yes." Jinxed replied half-heartedly as she turned her back to the sorceress and made her way to the kitchen counter, where she hopped up onto one of the bar stools.

"Great." Raven deadpanned as she levitated in, using her powers to shut and lock the door behind her. "Wallace, I believe your breakfast is burning and you might want to consider putting on a pair of pants." Raven commented in her signature monotone as she passed by Wally and joined Jinx by the counter.

"Oh crap! The pancakes!" Wally shook off the last of his shock before speeding into the kitchen to tend to the now burning pancakes.

"Sorry, ladies, but I hope you like your pancakes slightly burned." The speedster joked as he used a spatula to move the pancakes from the griddle to the two plates he had already had out for him and Jinx.

"Thank you, Kid Flash, but I actually prefer burnt waffles over burnt pancakes." Raven said sarcastically.

"Well sorry, princess, but when you're in our home, you eat pancakes." Jinx retorted as she quickly accepted her plate Wally handed her.

"Yeah no offence, Raven, but what exactly are you doing here anyway?" Kid Flash questioned as he used his powers to go across the kitchen to retrieve the syrup in just a moment's blur.

"Well I see you two are in no mood for friendly conversation, so why don't I just get straight to the point." Raven began earning another annoyed glare from Jinx. Raven ignored her though, and her voice became much more serious. "I need your help."

This got both of the hungry Titans attention.

"You need help?" Jinx frowned.

"And from us?" Kid Flash asked curiously while pointed a finger to him.

"Yes." Raven nodded.

"But why? And for what?" Jinx pressed.

Raven looked away, unwilling to allow the two to see her sadness. "It's…its Garfield." Jinxed and Wally both shared a worried look. "He's been kidnapped. By this women whom I, nor the other Titans, ever met before. What is worse is that we have no idea where he is, or why she took him. She came at night, while we were all asleep. Somehow, she broke through my window. I still do not know how she knew Gar would be in there with me, not even the other Titans knew that, or at least, they never said anything. Anyway, Gar and I tried to fight the women off, but she used some sort of device that prevented us from being able to use our powers. Then she knocked us out, first Garfield, then me. By the time I woke up, they were both gone." Raven whispered the part, unable to say it out loud.

Jinx and Wally both observed the grieving women for the first time since she arrived. They just now noticed the dirty, cloak and leotard she wore, and her unkempt hair and sunken eyes. She looked as if she has not showered or slept for several days now.

Jinx awkwardly; put her hand on the other women's shoulder in an attempt to comfort her. Raven stiffened at the unexpected touch, but when she met Jinx's sincere, pink eyes, she knew the ex-villain was just trying to be nice. "It's ok, Raven, we'll help you find him." Jinx said.

"Thank you, Jinx." Raven said gratefully.

"Um…if you don't mind me asking, Raven, why isn't your team helping you? I mean, we're happy to help, but why not ask the others?" Wally wondered.

"I did go to tell them first. When I woke up, I woke up in the med-bay. They were all there, and immediately began asking me questions about what had happened and where Garfield was. That is when I told them what I just told you. They tried to help, but with such little to go on, they made very little progress. That is when I began to lose my patience. I let my anger get the best of me, but they just didn't understand." Raven's eyes began to glow red. "It's been three days! He could be dead by now for all we know, and they just want me to 'take it easy'!" Raven's outburst caused a nearby light bulb to blow up into a million little pieces.

"Raven! Calm down!" Jinx yelled at her. As quickly as it happened, Raven's eyes returned to normal. She glanced over at where the light bulb had once been, and with a flick of her wrist, the bulb was put back in place.

"I'm sorry. Rage has been…antsy since the incident."

"I'll say." Jinx muttered. Raven's eyes shot daggers at the pink-haired women, but Jinx just shrugged them off. "Anyway, if master detective, Robin can't find a lead to this case, then how do you expect us to be any better?"

"Because you actually know some of these villains, at least more than us. I thought if anyone could have a chance of knowing something about this woman, it would be you. And if that didn't work, I was going to make Flash over here search the entire continent." Raven gestured to the speedster.

"You were what?" Wally gasped, but the two girls ignored him.

"I don't know, Raven. I knew a few people, but the odds of me knowing this random chick are pretty slim."

"At least let me describe her. I've never seen any girl like her. She wore a black and red suit, with swords sticking out from behind her. She had these empty blue eyes, although one was covered with an eye patch. And her hair, it was as white as snow." The more Raven described, the more nauseas Jinx began to feel. Her mind immediately went to the white-haired girl in her dreams. It didn't make any sense to her, and yet a part of her knew that it was in fact the same girl.

"So…any ideas?" Raven's voice broke her from her thoughts.

"I don't know, Raven." Wally said in between bites of his pancakes. "Doesn't sound like anyone we know?"

"Um…actually, I think I do." Jinx spoke up. Both Raven and Wally's heads snapped over to her.

"You do?" The said in unison, although Raven said it was a bit of a smile.

"I might, but it's a long shot."

"I don't care! It's all I got, so please tell me!"

"Ok, ok. Well you see, back during my early days at the HIVE Academy, I had a best friend named Rose. She practically matches your description, except when I knew her, she didn't wear an eye patch. We were both top of our class, and extremely popular. Together, we practically ruled the school, until we had to take this test." Jinx shuttered at the memory, but Wally gently pushed her to continue. "You see, the HIVE had this special test for us students. Once they thought you were ready, they would take you to this secret room, where they gave each person a different kind of test. The tests were designed to find a person's weakness and force them to overcome it. If you passed, you were given a new alias and assigned to a team. If you failed, you were looked down upon and you had to go back to just taking classes, almost as if you failed a grade and were held back. It doesn't sound so bad now, but as a kid, it was terrifying. Rose and I tested together, and well, let's just say I was the only one to pass that day. Poor Rose was never the same after that. She decided she wasn't meant to become the world's greatest villain and instead had a new goal. To find her father. She snuck into the computer lab and retrieved all the information that she could and the next thing I knew, she was gone. I've never seen or heard from her since." When Jinxed finished she looked up at her small audience, both of them listening quite intently.

"Wow, Jinxy! I'm so sorry." Wally was just about in tears. He ran around the counter and engulfed his girlfriend into an extra strong hug.

"Put me down, I'm not a doll!" Jinx ordered as she struggled to get out of his grip. Meanwhile, Raven gave some thought into Jinx's story.

"Jinx, do you happen to remember her last name?" She inquired.

"Uh, yeah. It was Winston. Wait, no Wilson. Rose Wilson." Jinx answered, as she broke free from her boyfriend's embrace.

"Wilson…Wilson…Wilson…" Raven mumbled to herself, trying to remember where she had heard that name before, and then it clicked. "Wilson!" She exclaimed.

"Yes, Wilson, we got that." Jinx rolled her eyes at her.

"No, you don't understand. Wilson, as in Slade Wilson." Raven explained.

"What?" The couple shouted in shock.

"You mean Rose is Slade's…daughter?" Jinx asked. Raven only nodded in response.

"Ewe, so like, Slade actually did it with someone? Who would ever do it was that freak?" Wally added. Both girls sent him icy glares that made him gulp. "Hey, just saying what we were all thinking." He said with a nervous laugh.

"Anyway, that at least gives us something to go off of. Thank you, Jinx." Raven turned to the other women.

"Hey, no problem. Glad I could help."

"Well now what are you going to do?" Wally asked Raven.

"Now, you two are going to help me track her down." Raven replied, followed by a chorus of moans from the other two. _"And bring my Garfield home."_ Raven thought.

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 **Author's Notes:** Okay so I feel like I'm staying on track as far as updating is concerned. I have chapter 3 done and I will be working on chapter 4 next week. Please forgive me if this is not as well written as most of my other fics. I mostly write one-shots and drabbles based off of fluff or angst, so multi-chapter adventure stories are not my strong suit, but that's why I'm writing this, so I can improve in that area. Any advice or feedback will be greatly appreciated! To those who have already reviewed, thank you so much for your kind words!

\- jhwlgh


	3. Chapter 3

**Jinxed Ch. 3 Posted 09/19/2016**

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Kid Flash was seated on the couch, with a laptop in his lap as he typed away on the keyboard. On his left sat his girlfriend, who was leaning on him and staring at the computer screen with a bored expression. On his right was Raven, who was also looking over his shoulder watching intently as he surfed through the internet for any information he could find on Rose Wilson.

"Ugh!" Jinx groaned while throwing her head back, "This is taking too long!"

"I know, Babe," Kid Flash sighed, "but it's not my fault! This woman doesn't seem to exist! I've checked every social media site, every search engine for her name, but I always come up empty handed." He sighed again as he fell back into the couch.

"You can't stop now!" Raven scolded him. "Keep searching! There has to be something we can use."

"I'm sorry, Raven. I tried, really I did, but she must have erased herself from the system." He explained.

"No, she just managed to never get in the system." Jinx jumped in. Raven and Kid Flash both turned to her, surprised at her comment.

"What do you mean, Jinxy?" Her boyfriend asked. Jinx shifted herself so that she was now facing the other two.

"I mean, that when we joined the Academy, our files were transferred over to them. They took us off the grid, so that no one would come looking for us. When she ran away, I naturally assumed she would have become part of the grid again, but apparently not." Jinx explained with a frown as she turned her attention back to the computer screen.

"Well if all we know about her is that she was once a part of the HIVE, where are we going to start to look?" Kid Flash asked, turning his attention to Raven. Raven thought on this for a moment.

"Perhaps, if we infiltrate the old HIVE Academy we can find more information on her. Like an old file, or a clue as to where she went when she left."

Wally nodded his head, but Jinx stayed silent as she continued to stare blankly at the screen.

"Jinxy? What do you think? Up for a little adventure?" Wally asked as he playfully nudged her with his shoulder. She gave him a weak smile as she moved her stare from the computer to her lap, as she played with her hands in a nervous habit.

"You know that normally, I'd say 'sure why not, I've got nothing better to do' but this time I rather sit this one out." She admitted. Wally looked at her curiously.

"Sit this one out? Why?" Wally questioned, concern filling his eyes.

"It's stupid, Wally. Don't worry about it." She tried to retreat, but Wally gently grabbed her arm and pulled her back down on the couch. He sat the laptop down on the coffee table in front of them, and scooted closer to the pink-haired women. He carefully wrapped his hands around her own and held them in her lap.

"Now listen here Jinxy." He tried pretended to sound strict. "You know you can tell me anything. It's obvious something is bothering you, so just save as all some time and tell your amazing boyfriend what's the matter."

Jinx rolled her eyes at her boyfriend's silliness, but she knew his concern was sincere. "Ok Wally, but you've got to promise not to make a big deal about it, ok?" When he nodded she continued, "Alright, well I guess you could say I'm just a little nervous, about possibly going back to the Academy. I mean, it's been years since I've been in there, and I didn't exactly have a blast last time I was."

"Jinxy, are you scared?" Wally asked in a teasing tone.

"I'm not scared! I am nervous! There's a difference you know!" Jinx yelled at him, denying the fact that she was indeed scared.

"Oh, I'm just messing with ya! It's ok to be scared or nervous rather. I know you don't like talking about your past, let alone reliving it, but I promise I will be right next to you the whole time. I wouldn't let anything or anyone hurt you, Slow Poke." He winked at her. Jinx's face matched her pink hair as a blush consumed her face.

"Thanks Wally. You always know just what to say." She leaned in and pressed her lips onto his. As the two were about to begin in a passionate make-out session, the awkward sound of someone clearing their throat interrupted them.

"As touching as this is, we really should be on our way. Every second that passes is a second Garfield isn't with me, I mean, us." Raven quickly amended as she stood up of the couch and made her way towards the door.

"Wait, we're leaving now?" Jinx stood up and followed Raven over to the door. Wally simply turned around so that he could see the two girls from over the back of the couch.

"Yes, now. Was I unclear before?" Raven said in mock sarcasm as she turned to face the fellow sorcess. Jinx just ignored her though.

"We can't leave yet!" She exclaimed, throwing her arms in the air. "We still need to pack, find someone to cover for us here, inform Robin of our plan, come up with a strategy in case we run into –"

"Hang on!" Raven interrupted. "First of all, since when do you care about following procedure? You both are notorious for just 'going with the flow' as it were. You can have 10 minutes to pack. While you two do that, I will call in a few favors to have your city covered. Secondly, no one calls Robin, understand?" Raven stared them down as the two exchanged a concerned look.

"I don't know, Rave. Going behind boss man's back sounds like a pretty sure way of getting fired." Wally said with a concerned tone.

Raven sighed. "No one will get fired. Robin will get over it once we bring Beast Boy home. I understand your concern, but please…I…I need help." Tears started to form in her deep amethyst eyes. Instinctively, she pulled her hood up over her head to cover her face so that they would not notice. They both noticed however, but neither said anything. They both had the same thought; this was very un-Raven like.

"Alright, Raven, we'll help you. Come on Jinxy, let's start packing." Wally said as he raced off to their bedroom. Jinx stayed in front of the distressed sorceress, studying her as if she was some sort of alien.

"Why are you staring at me, Jinx." Raven spoke, startling the other girl.

"Sorry Raven, but not all of us have the ability to sense what someone else is feeling, and you don't make it easy to tell just by looking."

"Why do you care about my feelings?" Raven asked her accusingly.

"Well, it's just so unlike you to come to us against orders, begging us to help you, and all for a guy." Jinx smirked and crossed her arms over her chest. Raven shot her a glare, but it only seemed to fuel Jinx's teasing. "In fact, if I didn't know better, I'd say you are even showing more emotion than usual. I know the little green goblin and you are thing now, but I never would have thought he'd be the one to make you act so…so…"

Raven rolled her eyes in annoyance. "Desperate?"

Jinx gave her a mischievous grin. "More like…in love." As soon as the words left her mouth she spun on her heel and began walking away in the same direction the speedster had ran in just moments before, leaving a now very distraught and flustered Raven behind.

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 **Author's Notes: Well I finally managed to finish chapter 4, so I was able to post chapter 3! Hope you guys liked it! I'm excited for the next couple chapters, so please stay tuned! Remember to leave a review! :)**


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